New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-15
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

/ MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE
At meeting of the directors Of the Missouri Pacific
Railway Company yesterday the former officers were re-
GonId acting president s. H H. Clark. first vicepres-
dent and general manager: A. L. Hopkins second vice
Executive Committee is composed Russell sage Henry
g. Marquand. GeorgeJ Gould. Thomas T. ST. Lcker oid-
ney Dillon, Amos L. Hopkins and Samuel eloan'
WASHINGTON March 14.-General Passenger and Ticket
Agent W. Davis OF the Chicago and Grand Trunk Rail
way has written to Managing Secretary T. C. DeLeon OF
the National Drill Washington follows: "lnasmch
understand the assistant commissioners the central
Traffic Association has issued notice that his Association
withdraws its agreement with the Military Encampment
and Drill 10 be held Washington In May next regard
ing excursion rates for its attendants this Is 10 no you
that the Chicago and Grand Trunk and Detroit oranh
withdrawal and are prepared ocarr ont their
with the Military Encampment and Drill people In goOu
faith. notwithstanding"
HARRISBURG. March 1I-At the state Department
charter was issued to-day to tho Jonnsonburg Railroad
Company the line OF which will from Johnsonburg
Elk County to Clermont Mexican County on the line OF
the Buffalo, New-York and Philadelphia Railroad a dis
lance OF eighteen miles The capital $4,000 ana tue
directors j. n. Dubarry John p Green Nistar MOT
ris ~ p shorcdge, Edward Smith, Henry j. Welsh, j.
Price WetherilL
NATION ILL., March IA suit involving the title to
thirty acres OF ground this city has been instituted for
Ebenzer Noyes against the original St Louis, Alton ana
Terre Haute Railway Co.. and its successors When the
road building Noyes decided strip OF ground 300 feet
wide and 1000 the ana inc
trail Railway Co.. condition that large depot building
be built upon It and necessary siding maintained The
freight depot built but not used the Central Com,
pany In time reconveyng the title to Noyes VINO secured
possession OF the part the building stood upon but the
II Louis and Tcrre IIaue Company held the other
Finally Judge Gallagher OF Decatur ordered decree
uap and found contain many that the courts
have permitted the to be rodokecd and the fight
Will continue.
CHICAGO. March IA dispatch to The Inter ocea"
from Decatur H., says: There will be reorganiza-
ton OF tho old indianapolis Decatur and Springfield
Company. under the name OF the Indianapolis Quincy
and Missouri River Railroad Company, capital
S4240ooo. and the road will be extended from Decatur
west To a point near quincy"
CHICAGO. March 14.-An iron combination Is being
formed with view purchasing and controlling all the
iron deposits OF Canada The Central Ontario Railway
with its iron interests is to be part Of the combination
and the intention "a extend IL $50 miles through the
iron district junction with the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way at Nipssins. Senator Payne steycnson bufho'
dcTstOod to be interested in the scheme
CHICAGO. March lI-Tho General passenger agents OF
the various roads In the Western States Passenger
Association have formulated rules and regulations for
conducting the passenger traffic tho Western roads in
conformity with the Interstate Commerce law. The
Western roads fully agree with the Eastern lines so far
the present mode OF issuing through tickets Is con-
ccrncd hut they radically differ 10 paving comms
The Western lines take the ground that they may
continue 10 pay 'Ioh' un'nl lt nc 30 "a ' Il,
20 do until the National Commission decides IL
CHICAGO. March iL-Prosiiont Clarke. o. the Illinois
Central denies the report that his company is negoiiat
Ing FOR tho purchase of the Wisconsin Central lines from
Chicago 10 Ashland and - Paul
PHILADELPHIA, March II tSp~c'ah.-The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company states officially that hopes u have
the new freight contracts which viii into effect under
the Interstate Commerce law ready FOR announcement "
March 20
Conferences will We holi this week between anthracite
and soft coal carrying companies with view 10
iue prices and tolls under thr ner" law II Il stated
that the rates tidcwatci iorcpt o Doe shipped u ont
side points will be the same upon That Tor consumption
90 idcwatcr huf that The water Ines which Transport
PARTS where destined mako contracts that VIII adj
iu-f ihc dieru ca aat competition has heretofore made
la prices.
JOLIET. H.. March 1.-THE Joliet Aurora and North
ern Railway, owned by Mcs'rs. VI. and T. T. Wood. OF
CHICAGO and II. II. Evans and -. Robertson, OF Joliet
has been sold to DrcKcl. Morgan & Co., OF New-York
CITY Al OF the late stockholder' except f. Z. Wood
viii retire II stated that the purchase price for the
TWENTY-FIVE miles now In operation Is about 100000.
The purchasers are understood to represent tie Chicago.
Milwaukee and St Paul The road will be extended
north 20 the 81 Pail line AZ Aurora and eastward TO Val
paraiso Ind where II viii tap tho Pcnnsylvnui1 nud
t;rand Trunk incs The Chicago Santa lie and taiOr-
ailroad II also in the deal. Its presdeut. Norman
Williams, having acted as agent for lrcNel Morgan ~
Co. In the transfer which made at Chicago.